Inver Grove Heights police were told that two suspects with firearms had entered the home, restrained the residents and demanded money.
Mendota Heights Police Department recently detailed its philosophy that "knowledge is power."
A stray bullet hit the Mendota Heights home of Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, Mendota Heights police officers responded to a gun shot report.
Now is your chance to help the Mendota Heights Police Department set the priorities for their patrol division.
Since Jan. 1, there have been eight burglaries and three theft from motor vehicle reports in the Mendota Heights area.
Mendota Heights police are asking residents to lock their car doors following a string of thefts in the city's north end this week.
Police said a resident looking after neighbors assisted in the recovery of a stolen vehicle and likely prevented other crimes.
Authorities concluded that a missing man whose body was found in Mendota Heights died from exposure to cold and methamphetamine toxicity.
Mendota Heights police have received reports of photos of Joey Hernandez after death on social media but have yet to find them.
Council members voted to make Capt. Kelly McCarthy the next permanent chief. McCarthy is Mendota Height's first female, gay leader.
Dakota County deputies did not pursue a suspected motorist Wednesday in order to keep children in the vehicle safe.
People as far away as Australia mistakenly thought Dakota County was involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline, Sheriff Tim Lesliewe said.
The search for a missing Twin Cities man ended after hikers discovered a body on Thanksgiving in a Mendota Heights nature preserve.
Detectives have conducted interviews, reviewed social media, fielded phone calls, executed search warrants, and used K-9's in the search.
Mendota Heights police say the missing person may be a homicide victim.
A group of protesters, including the widow of Officer Scott Patrick, wants the Mendota Heights police chief removed from his job.
A Catholic priest has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct for an act that allegedly happened in a Mendota Heights home.
Join Mendota Heights officials and other residents during National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 through Oct. 15.
Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick was killed in West St. Paul during a traffic stop.
Mendota Heights police and fire staff attended 24 parties in Mendota Heights and Lilydale, twice the number of parties held two years ago.
The Sunday morning accident near Brule, Nebraska, claimed six victims, five of whom were from Minnesota.
The letter thanks Dakota County residents for showing "positively overwhelming" support for local officers in recent weeks.
Roughly $750,000 of the $1 million was racked up between July 8 and July 11, which includes the night protesters shut down Interstate 94.
Brian Fitch is accused of killing Mendota Heights Police Officer Scott Patrick.
Brian Fitch is accused of shooting Mendota Heights officer Scott Patrick. A benefit for Patrick is planned for Sept. 27.
The top police, fire and court stories from our Twin Cities Patch sites include a woman who died after a crash on an icy road.
A Hastings man now faces a felony charge and up to 25 years in prison.
A 58-year-old man rescued from the home suffered burns and smoke inhalation.
Charges are expected Tuesday in shooting that happened in the parking lot of Spirit Seller Liquors.
The top police, fire and court stories from our Twin Cities Patch sites include a business license suspension after employee takes cash from officer for “massage.”
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
The fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a grocery store that had to discard food contaminated by smoke.
The top police and court stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a car plunging off an overpass and onto a frozen pond.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a woman who slashed another woman’s face with a butcher knife.
With sex toys, racing pigeons, naked burglaries and more, the past year had some crazy moments.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a Level III sex offender moving to a Twin Cities suburb.
Ariel Luis Barnett had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of kidnapping and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
With the church under fire, the league fired back that MPR is delaying the release of information in order to benefit its editorial schedule.
Each year in the U.S., winter home fires are responsible for 900 deaths and more than $2 billion in damage, according to a release.